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TRIBUTE TO ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VETERANS 2019
On behalf of our Veterans Day Event committee, we are writing to you to invite you to “TRIBUTE TO ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VETERANS 2019” our annual Veterans Day weekend ceremony and concert featuring Anthony Brown and Janice Mirikitani. On Saturday, November 9, 2019, 10 – 12 noon, followed by a private lunch reception to celebrate our veterans who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The event is hosted at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center, Building 640, 640 Mason Street, at Crissy Field, in the Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129.
As proud descendants of the veterans of these wars, we are honored to share in the tribute of these veterans at the MIS Historic Learning Center! We have a strong connection to this historically significant site, and vow to preserve the legacy of valor and sacrifice for future generations of Americans. As you know, Building 640 is the site of the original US Army language school where Nisei linguist soldiers secretly trained one month prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor on November 1, 1941. From its humble beginnings, the school grew to what is now known as the renowned Defense Language Institute and Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) at the Presidio of Monterey.
Today, we call attention to these men and women who showed through their sacrifice their loyalty to America, in spite of their familys’ incarceration during WWII. A special ceremony will feature the US Honor Guard led by Sgt. Stan Kamiya (RET), keynote speaker DLI Commandant Greg Hausman, with representatives with the National Park Service and The Presidio Trust, followed by a concert. In honoring our very special guests of the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Military Intelligence Service, and our Asian Pacific Islanders veterans who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars, please join us in paying tribute to them by attending this Veterans Day event or by making a gift in honor or in memory of your loved one. Gifts can be pledged for our Commemorative Donor Wall. Your support will preserve all of our history in the most meaningful way!